Minimum credits required for graduation is 72. Playwrights should take 14-16 credits each semester to complete the program in 2.5 years.
-
Please note: 14 credits per semester will only bring the credit total to 70 in 2.5 years. One or more semesters must be 15 or 16 credits.
- M.F.A. candidates can take a maximum of 22 credits per semester.
REQUIRED COURSES (Must be taken sequentially)
First Year-Fall
| Course #
| Credits
|
Theater History*
| 08:966:501 or 08:966:695
| 3
|
Theater Homeroom
| 08:966:503
| P0
|
Playwrights Seminar
| 08:966:531
| 6
|
First Year-Spring
| Course #
| Credits
|
Theater History*
| 08:966:502 or 08:966:696
| 3
|
Theater Homeroom
| 08:966:504
| P0
|
Playwrights Seminar
| 08:966:532
| 6
|
Second Year-Fall
| Course #
| Credits
|
Theater Homeroom
| 08:966:503
| P0
|
Playwrights Seminar
| 08:966:531
| 6
|
Global Theater I
| 08:966:567
| 3
|
Second Year-Spring
| Course #
| Credits
|
Theater Homeroom
| 08:966:504
| P0
|
Playwrights Seminar
| 08:966:532
| 6
|
Global Theater II
| 08:966:568
| 3
|
2.5 Year-Fall
| Course #
| Credits
|
Theater Homeroom
| 08:966:503
| P0
|
Playwrights Seminar
| 08:966:531
| 6
|
Performance Project Theater Arts
| 08:966:703
| 6 (BA)
|
Professional Development Seminar
| 08:966:796
| 3
|
Third Year-Spring
|
Professional Transition
|
*M.F.A. candidates are required
to take two semesters of theater history: Theater History I/II (08:966:501/502)
or Advanced Theater History (08:966:695/696). Placement will be determined by head of program and head of core curriculum based on the candidates undergraduate
theater history experience.
REQUIRED COURSES (can be taken in any semester, as offered)
Course Name
| Course #
| Required
| Core
| Credits
|
Writers Workshop (one semester required; may be repeated)
| 08:966:576-577
| x
| x
| 3
|
Script in Production (one semester required; may be repeated)
| 08:966:581
| x
| x
| BA
|
Writing for TV (one semester required; may be repeated) (spring only)
| 08:966:582
| x
| x
| 3
|
Screenwriting (one semester required; may be repeated) (fall only)
| 08:966:586
| x
| x
| 3
|
Actor/Playwright Collaboration (one semester required; may be repeated) (fall only)
| 08:966:695
| x
| x
| 3
|
PLAYWRITING TRAINING CORE
Course Name
| Course #
| Required
| Core
| Credits
|
Playwrights Seminar (repeated each semester)
| 08:966:531-532
| x
| x
| 6
|
Writers Workshop (one semester required; may be repeated)
| 08:966:576-577
| x
| x
| 3
|
Script in Production* (one semester required; may be repeated)
| 08:966:581
| x
| x
| BA
|
Writing for TV (one semester required; may be repeated) (spring only)
| 08:966:582
| x
| x
| 3
|
Screenwriting (one semester required; may be repeated) (fall only)
| 08:966:586
| x
| x
| 3
|
Performance Project Theater Arts (thesis)
| 08:966:703
| x
| x
| BA
|
*Script in Production (register when a play is being produced; credits per head of program)
PLAYWRIGHTS CURRICULAR CORE
Course Name
| Course #
| Required
| Core
| Credits
|
Theater History I-II* (fall-spring)
| 08:966:501-502
| x
| x
| 3
|
Advanced Theater History I-II*
| 08:966:695-696
| x
| x
| 3
|
Theater Homeroom (repeated each semester)
| 08:966:503-504
| x
| x
| P0
|
Global Theater I-II (fall-spring)
| 08:966:567-568
| x
| x
| 3
|
Professional Development Seminar
| 08:966:796
| x
| x
| TBD
|
*Theater History I/II (08:966:501/502) or Advanced Theater History I/II (08:966:695/696). Placement will be determined by head of program and head of core curriculum based on the candidate's undergraduate theater history experience.
PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER ELECTIVES*
Course Name
| Course #
| Required
| Core
| Credits
|
Theater Criticism**
| 08:966:510
|
|
| 3
|
Directing (fall only)
| 08:966:520
|
|
| 3
|
Performance Ensemble
| 08:966:570
|
|
| 2
|
Advanced Text: Dramatic Structure (spring only)
| 08:966:572
|
|
| 2
|
Avant-Garde Theater**
| 08:966:601
| x
| x
| 3
|
Introduction to Puppet Theater**
| 08:966:600
|
|
| 3
|
*Other electives possible in consultation with head of program.
**Course is not offered every semester. See head of program.
